[Groop]Re: Why did the chicken cross the road?

[Bruce J. Cole]

> From: "E C" <mightyhero@mail.com>
> To: groop@groo.com
> Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:03:58 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Groop]Re: Why did the chicken cross the road?
> 
> >>The Beatles: 
> >>To be free as a bird! 
> 
> Mike wrote:
> >Am I missing something here as I don't get
> >this one!  Lynryd Skynryd had a famous song
> >clled "Freebird", but I'm not sure what
> >"free as a bird" has to do with the Beatles.
> >Any help?
> 
> "Free as a Bird" was a song that the
> Beatles recorded, but never released.
> 
> Around 1995, a tape of this song was
> discovered.  It was then released in
> the Beatles Anthology 1.  It was a really
> big event, since it was the only new
> song in the Beatles Anthology 1, and the
> first new song from the Beatles since
> the 70s.
> 
> You've probably heard it.  It played
> for a long time on the radio.  amazon.com
> has an audio sample of it.
> 
> See you.
> 
> Eric
> 

I generally just lurk on this list, but being a Beatle maniac as well as a
Grooper I have to correct this. No offense intended.

"Free as a Bird" was a demo that John Lennon recorded around 1977, which Yoko
Ono provided to the three "surviving" Beatles during the Anthology project.
Paul George and Ringo then added additional vocals and instrumentation to the
framework. This is why John's vocals sound so ethereal. This info also appears
in the liner notes to Anthology (1).
The same thing applies to "Real Love", the other "new" Anthology song.
Technically they're not Beatle Songs, they're John Lennon demo songs that have
been completed by his mates. 

Bruce J. Cole

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